I’m going to post a number of rejected covers for an biography of TW Edgeworth David that was published by the National Library of Australia a while ago.

The Rush book. Designed for the Department of Environment and Heritage.
The book featured the work of various gold and silversmiths ranging from beautiful fine filigreed pieces from the arts and crafts movement to gaudy ‘look how much gold I own’ commissions.

The pieces were to take centre stage on the internal pages, and were fragmented across the cover to show diversity, and also to break up any false hierarchy that might be created by using one or two pieces.

A 250 page 250mm x 220mm book for the National Library of Australia.

The subject was the paradise parrot, a beautiful bird that was wiped out by man around 80 years ago.

The ant hills it exclusively made it’s nests in were decimated, the birds themselves were shot so they could be stuffed and pesticide found its way into drinking water in their distribution area.

Within decades of it’s discovery the species was gone.

Humans eh?

Book concept for the National Library of Australia. It is a sister book to Australian Backyard Astronomy which was published a few years back. Each chapter is to convey a feel and taste of the explorer in question.

The book, as with it’s predecessor, will include hand drawn as well as 3D renders to help illustrate the included projects.